Bangladesh Eyes Global Book Export Market – Ambition Meets Structural Reality
Bangladesh’s minister says books could become an export sector, but publishers will need stronger rights, skills, standards and institutions.
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Author: Mark Williams
Syria – “Beggars Can Be Choosers.” A Damascus Bookshop Rewrites the Rules of Literary Scarcity
Al Manhal Bakery and Books: a Damascus bookshop on historic Straight Street curating multilingual titles for post-censorship Syria. Beggars can be choosers.
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Hachette Livre and Studiocanal Launch Joint Book-to-Screen Venture
Hachette Livre and Studiocanal launch On Screen, a joint venture to adapt the publisher’s catalogue for film and TV, deepening ties between European publishing and screen production.
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Bulgaria Named Guest of Honour at Romania’s Bookfest 2026
Bulgaria is the guest of honour at Bookfest 2026 in Bucharest. Leading authors, including Booker winner Georgi Gospodinov, will attend.
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HarperCollins and the Reading Crisis. Identify the Real Culprit. Blame the Parents. Sell More Phonics Books
HarperCollins named the reading-for-pleasure paradox — then sold parents the phonics workbooks causing it. Publishing’s biggest conflict of interest, examined.
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